The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.


In Waterville. Druggists have been notified
that nothing but medicines must be sold and
the sale of Sunday papers will be limited to
two hours. Cigar stores must be closed for
the day.
Deputy Sheriffs Hin and Ramsdel of
Waterville went out to Sylvanus Hamlin's
place in Winslow, Monday, seized two bar
Tels Of cider, arrested Mr.. Hamlin and
brought him before Judge Stewart at Water
vile, where he was fined 500 and costs.
A reunion Of the Jones family is much
talked Of event in South China.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Bodwell Granite Company is getting
out ths iSIgest single shaft ever taken out at
Vinalhaven. "A rshSst of granite has been
can be procured. The shaft ts6f> the famous
General Wool monument was 60 feer-fo8sr,,
and this achievement was thought to be so
wonderful that the papers were full of 1t,
and crowds came to the island to see the
shaft. The one now in hand will be 100 feet
long and 10 feet square at the base.
The Rockland Courier-Gazette says that
c. Doherty found a snake about two and
one-haf feet long in barrel Of Norfolk pO-
tatoes recently. The reptile was Of dark
greenish color, with white stripes about an
inch apart. 1t had speckled tail and life
enough to strike savagely when poked with
stick.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Horace Cook of Brewer had his wrist
sawed so badly in mill In Brewer Wednes-
day, that he will probably lose his hand.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The small pox scare at Greenyille Is over
as four weeks have passed since the disease
The man who had the small pox has fully
recovered and everything that he came in
contact with has been burned.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Nathan Wood Of Mercer died at his home
in Mercer, Thursday morning, the 14th inst,
at the great age Of 90 years and 10 days. He
had ten children, eight Of whom are living.
the Oldest being 70 and the youngest 81 years
Of age. Mr.. Wood has been a resident of
Mercer 40 years. He was born in Starks,
Me. His occupation was farming and he
had always been hard laboring man. He
moved every year for 50 years. Within
three weeks he had moved swaths of grass.
WALDO COUNTY.
A despatch received last week announced
the death of Capt. John Merriman of Sears
port, at Hong Kong. Hewas in command of
the ship Matilda.
About $4,000 has been subscribed toward
building hotel on the Crosby lot in Belfast;
and with little effort the enterprise ought
to be successful. The Journal says that
there is 20 question but that Belfast very
much needs such hotel as is proposed to
build.
great many steamers are now plying on
Penobscot waters. There are the Penobscot
Katahdin and Lewiston, of the line from
Boston. to Bangor Mary Morgan, between
Rockland and Bangor; Cimbria, between
Bangor and Mt. Desert; The City Of Rich
mond, Mt. Desert and Rockland, between
ROckland and Mt Desert; the Henry Nor
ris0n, between Rookland and Ellsworth;
May Field and Pioneer, between Rockland
and Vinalhaven; the Forest City, between
Boston, Castlne and Bar Harbor; the Electa,
between Belfast and Castine; the Little
Buttercup, between Belfast and Long
Island; the NJ. and NJ, an excursion boat ON
the bay; the Isma that plies on the river;
the Lucy p. Miller, between New York and
Bangor; the tugs Howell and Ralph Ross Of
Bangor; the Hurricane, Of Rockland, and